Boxer's fracture: An indicator of intentional and recurrent injury

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 357-360

  Greer, Stephen Edward ^a   Williams, Janet Marie ^a,b  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Dept Emergency Medicine ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Boxer's fracture; Injury; Intentional; Metacarpal; Recidivism

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BOXING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FALLING; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METACARPAL BONE FRACTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SPORT INJURY;

EID: 13044263100     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-6757(99)90086-4     Document Type: Article

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